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Genres
Comedy
Overview
This production of Ostrava TV Studios was inspired by actual events which occurred in the Ostrava region of Moravia during the 1920s and 1930s. A hedonistic bon vivant of a lawyer named Zajícek (played by Václav Postránecký) came up with a sophisticated finance speculation scheme which exceeded the bounds of law. When discovered it became one of the most closely-followed First Republic scandals.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
110 min
Release Date
1997-01-16
Status
Released
Original Language
Czech
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
8
Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Václav Postránecký
Markéta Hrubešová
Koubková
Viktor Preiss
Radoslav Brzobohatý
František Řehák
František Němec
Jan Hartl
Veronika Forejtová
Rudolf Hrušínský
Jan Fišar
Václav Mareš
Vítězslav Jandák
Stanislav Šárský
Vladimír Čapka
Zdeněk Forejt
Milan Sova
Frank Raab
Ivan Řehák
Jan Přeučil
Milan Šulc
Pavlína Kafková
Marcela Čapková
Helena Novotná
Tereza Bebarová
Anna Cónová
Václav Babka
Drahomír Ožana
František Šec
Kostas Zerdaloglu
Jan Odl
Ladislav Brückner
Stanislav Malý
Jan Mazák
Vítězslav Kryške
Vladimír Hrabal
Pavel Handl
Michal Najbrt
Mirko Musil
Frank Raab (voice)
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